GMAS English Language Arts 2

Question 1

A student reads a passage about climate change and wants to identify the author's central claim. Which element best signals the central claim?

Accepted Answer

A repeated idea supported by evidence throughout the text

Answer

The title of the article

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The longest paragraph in the passage

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The final sentence of the introduction

Question 2

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

The list of items was checked twice.

Answer

The team of players are practicing hard.

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Neither the coach nor the players was ready.

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Each of the students have completed the assignment.

Question 3

In an argumentative essay, what is the primary purpose of acknowledging a counterclaim?

Accepted Answer

To demonstrate the writer has considered opposing views and can refute them

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To confuse the reader about the writer's position

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To replace the writer's own claim with a stronger one

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To provide additional supporting evidence for the main argument

Question 4

Read this sentence: 'The old house, which had stood for over a century, was finally demolished.' What does the underlined clause tell the reader?

Accepted Answer

Additional information about the house's age

Answer

Why the house was demolished

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The main action of the sentence

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Who owned the house

Question 5

A poet writes: 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees.' What literary device is used?

Accepted Answer

Personification

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Hyperbole

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Simile

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Alliteration

Question 6

When analyzing an informational text, a student should distinguish between facts and opinions. Which of the following is a fact?

Accepted Answer

Georgia receives an average of 50 inches of rain per year.

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Renewable energy is the best solution to pollution.

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Solar panels are more attractive than wind turbines.

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Everyone should recycle to save the planet.

Question 7

Which revision best improves the clarity of this sentence: 'Running to school, my backpack fell off.'?

Accepted Answer

While I was running to school, my backpack fell off.

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Running to school, the backpack fell off.

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My backpack, running to school, fell off.

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Running, my backpack fell to school.